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Big Picture

C21’s Big Picture is an ongoing initiative to support positive change in and through the content business across four key areas of focus: inclusivity & diversity, sustainability & environment, business practice & operations, and content & storytelling.

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🔗 Features
🔗 Advisory Board
🔗 Resources

FEATURES

Opening up new pipelines for underrepresented talent

The Wonder woman championing diversity

Francisca Ndunge talks Tales from the Slums and Films Without Borders support

Richie Mehta on Amazon’s Poacher, inspiration and tips for storytelling ...

Balloon Entertainment’s Bryan Elsley offers blue sky thinking

'To be a freelancer in TV you need to enjoy roller coaster rides'

‘Diversity is vital to the future of storytelling’

‘Stories have the power to change hearts and minds’

'We hope to inspire the next generation of creative talent'

'This is the beginning of an exploration, not a solution'

ADVISORY BOARD

RESOURCES - DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

104 Films

Creating a tectonic shift in the representation of disabled people both in front of and behind the camera. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

Array

Founded in 2011 by filmmaker Ava DuVernay, Array is a multi-platform arts and social impact collective dedicated to narrative change. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

BoomSatsuma

Closing the gap between education and the creative industries. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

CAPE

Championing diversity by empowering Asian American and Pacific Islander artists and leaders in entertainment and media. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

ColorCreative

A management company dedicated to supporting diverse creators and producing inclusive content. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

Creative Diversity Network

CDN exists to enable the UK Broadcasting industry to increase diversity and inspire inclusion. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

Deaf & Disabled People in TV (DDPTV)

A disabled-led organisation dedicated to elevating off-screen Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent talent within the TV industry. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

Define American

A culture change organization that uses the power of narrative to humanize conversations about immigrants. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

Geena Davis Institute

Working to mitigate unconscious bias while creating equality, fostering inclusion and reducing negative stereotyping in entertainment and media. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

GLAAD Media Institute

Turning education into armour for today’s culture war in order to incite real cultural change. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

MAMA Youth Project

The project recruits, trains and nurtures young people between 18-25 years of age from under-represented or disadvantaged groups. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

media parents

Helping freelance working parents by putting all the short term, part time and job share media into one place. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

Mushroom Media

Working to create a more sustainable, diverse and accessible media industry. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

Outfest Screenwriting Lab

One of the industry’s premier incubators for up-and-coming storytellers who are looking to challenge the status quo. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

Participant

A leading global media company dedicated to entertainment that inspires audiences to engage in positive social change. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

Punch

Punch is the UK’s leading Music and Arts agency who have a commitment to working with Black Music, Arts and Culture. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

Realness Institute

Inspiring A new wave of African cinema. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

Storyline Partners

A diverse collection of organizations advocating for authentic entertainment narratives and nuanced storytelling in popular culture. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

The British Blacklist

A new way to connect with black creative talent across the industry in the UK. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

The Disabled Artists Networking Community (DANC)

Working with and bringing together professional disabled artists and key change makers in the industry to take a solution-focussed approach. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

The Film and TV Charity

A 24/7 support line for anyone working behind the scenes in film, TV or cinema. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

The Kusp

Creating opportunities for diverse and underrepresented creatives in fashion, film and television industries. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

The Netflix Fund for Creative Equity

A dedicated effort to help build new opportunities for underrepresented communities within entertainment. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

The TV Collective

A community of networking TV professionals of colour; connecting our members to paid opportunities, the industry and each other. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

The TV Mindset

A place to support the mental health of TV and Film freelancers & improve working practices via Coalition for Change. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

The Writers Lab

Working toward a new landscape where the female narrative is in equal proportion to the male narrative by amplifying female voices and stories over 40. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

Think Tank For Inclusion and Equity (TTIE)

Fostering accurate and authentic storytelling in the entertainment industry and improving working conditions for all TV writers. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

thinkBIGGER

Working with the TV & Media industry to build equality and transform your career. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

Warner Bros. Discovery Access

Connecting underrepresented talent to our content and brands through development programs, mentorship, placement opportunities and industry exposure. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

Women In Film (WIF)

Advancing the careers of women working in the screen industries to achieve parity and transform culture. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

Wonder Women TV

Wonder Women TV (CIC) is the inspirational women’s network that champions the elevation of diverse women into senior leadership, while positively impacting social mobility, employability and diversity in television and the creative industries. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

RESOURCES - ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

albert

albert supports the global Film and TV industry to reduce the environmental impacts of production and to create a vision for a sustainable future. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

Big Wave Productions

Producing award-winning science, wildlife, history and adventure programmes for broadcasters worldwide. Helping to make real change, change laws and generate new scientific revelations. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

Earthrise

Telling stories to transform climate, culture, and consciousness. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

Ecoprod

Uniting all the players in the audiovisual and film sector by committing them to virtuous environmental practices. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

Green Alliance

An independent think tank and charity focused on ambitious leadership for the environment. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

Green Production Guide (GPG)

An online toolkit designed to reduce the carbon footprint and environmental impact of the entertainment industry. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

Green Screen

Green Screen is a practical online tool that supports environmentally friendly filming in London. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

Heard

Heard is a charity working with people and the media to inspire content and communication that changes hearts and minds. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

Mushroom Media

Working to create a more sustainable, diverse and accessible media industry. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

Participant

A leading global media company dedicated to entertainment that inspires audiences to engage in positive social change. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

Picture Zero

Providing pragmatic, practical and expert sustainability support to film and TV businesses. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

Responsible Media Forum

A partnership between 25 leading media companies to tackle the social and environmental challenges facing the sector. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

Studio Silverback

A production arm of Silverback on a mission to use the power of film-making and story-telling to reveal the urgent truth of our changing planet to a global audience. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

WaterBear

The first interactive streaming platform dedicated to the future of our planet. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

RESOURCES - BUSINESS PRACTICES & OPERATIONS

Bectu

A union for creative ambition to ensure workers in non-performance roles can thrive. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

BoomSatsuma

Closing the gap between education and the creative industries. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

Creative Diversity Network

CDN exists to enable the UK Broadcasting industry to increase diversity and inspire inclusion. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

GLAAD Media Institute

Turning education into armour for today’s culture war in order to incite real cultural change. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

Green Alliance

An independent think tank and charity focused on ambitious leadership for the environment. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

Heard

Heard is a charity working with people and the media to inspire content and communication that changes hearts and minds. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

Narrow Quay HR

A friendly service with commercial and practical advice across all aspects of HR. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

Pact

Pact is the UK screen sector trade body representing and supporting independent production and distribution companies. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

RespectAbility

A diverse, disability-led nonprofit that works to create systemic change in how society views and values people with disabilities. WEBLINK CLICK HERE

thinkBIGGER

Working with the TV & Media industry to build equality and transform your career. WEBLINK CLICK HERE